About the Author

Steve Watkins is a Director of Kinsnall Consulting Ltd, providing board-level advice on cyber security and related standards.

Steve is an active member of SC 27, the international committee responsible for cyber security, information security and privacy protection standards, including the ISO 27001 family. He chairs the UK national committee (IST 33) that mirrors SC 27, and is the Chair of the UK ISO/IEC 27001 User Group.

He is also a contracted ISMS and ITSMS Technical Assessor for UKAS, supporting the assessment of certification bodies offering accredited certification to ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 20000-1.